J Pavlikevitch

Ancient gate near Aya Sophia Mosque, Sultanahmet, with caption "Stamboul 916" J. Pavlikevitch (; active 1893–1936) was a watercolor painter, putatively of Russian origin, who was active in Istanbul, Turkey, in the early decades of the 20th century.

Introduction

Very little is known about the artist, J. Pavlikevitch (or Pavlikevich). It is thought that he (or she) was part of a large number of civilians and members of the White Russian Army (collectively known as white émigrés) who, after struggling against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War following the Soviet Revolution, retreated to the South Crimea and then to Istanbul, where they stayed in the Imperial city until about 1925. Shortly after, and with the help of charities and international organizations, they departed the city and emigrated to other countries.

Biography "On the Bosphorus, at the Entrance to the Golden Horn," circa 1900.

Virtually nothing is known about this watercolor artist or his life. It is assumed, based on the dates of his works (1893–1936), plates 81–87, and Russian Orientalism & Constantinople, plates 61–66.

Select list of works

His more notable works include: Stroll along the Bosphorus On the Bosphorus, at the Entrance to the Golden Horn, circa 1900 Constantinople Street Cafe Street Vendors, Near the Galata Bridge Sunset on the Golden Horn, Istanbul Figures in the Courtyard of the Bayezid II Mosque The Interior of a Mosque Constantinople Street Café Market Scene